Amichai Chasson Explained

Amichai Chasson
Birth Date:9 June 1987
Birth Place:Ramat Gan, Israel
Occupation:Poet, writer, film director, screenwriter, curator
Language:Hebrew
Education:Sam Spiegel Film and Television School

Amichai Chasson (also Amichai Hasson, Hebrew: עמיחי חסון; born 1987) is an Israeli poet, curator and filmmaker. Since 2015, Chasson has served as the artistic director and chief curator at the Beit Avi Chai cultural museum in Jerusalem.[1] [2]

Biography

Amichai Chasson was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, in 1987, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His father is from Tripoli, Libya, and his mother, granddaughter of Samuel S. Bloom, is from New York City, United States.[3] Chasson attended state-religious schools in Bnei Brak, and after high school, he moved to the hesder yeshiva in Yeshivat Otniel.[4] He studied at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem.[5]

Chasson lives in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem with his wife Dr. Miriam Chasson (sister of filmmaker Ori Elon and daughter of author Emuna Elon and rabbi Binyamin Elon). The couple has two sons and a daughter.[6]

Journalism and literary career

Chasson has worked as a journalist and literary critic for the papers Yedioth Ahronoth, Makor Rishon, and Maariv, and as a speechwriter for then President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin.[7] He is an editor of the poetry journal Meshiv Haruach; and is a broadcaster for the public radio channel Kan Tarbut – Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation ("Hitbodedut," a weekly discussion show together with Yair Assulin).

His first book of poetry, "Talking with Home" (Hebrew: מדבר עם הבית), was published in 2015, and won the Minister of Culture's prize that year. In 2018, his second book, "Bli ma" (Hebrew: בלי מה), was published by the veteran Bialik Institute Press. His poems often deal with the tension between his religious faith and artistic sensibilities, and stand on the border between cultures, identities, sources and places.[8]

In 2018, Nechama Rivlin presented the First Lady's Prize and the Dr Gardner Simon Prize for Hebrew Poetry to Chasson for his book "Bli ma", at a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.[9] [10] [11] A year later, the book was placed on the shortlist of finalists for the Brenner Prize for poetry.

In 2013, Chasson co-directed the documentary film "Footsteps in Jerusalem", a tribute to the late Israeli documentary filmmaker David Perlov.[12] In 2018, he released a documentary film about the poet Avoth Yeshurun,[13] called "Yeshurun in 6 Chapters" (Hebrew: ישורון: 6 פרקי אבות), which premiered at the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival that same year.[14] He has written and directed a number of films and TV series, including "The Conductor" ("Hamenatzeach") and "Iron Dome" ("Kipat Barzel"). In 2019, he participated in the Intellectual Incubator for Documentary Filmmakers convention at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.[15]

Chasson served in a number of public offices, including jury judge for the Sapir Prize in Literature in 2020, and in 2021 serving as a member of the and Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts.

Awards and recognition

Published works

Poetry

Edited books

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

Curated exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Barry Davis, Post COVID, Jerusalem's culture scene is bruised but very much alive, The Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2021
  2. Barry Davis, Enjoying music and art through Beit Avi Chai online – “The Beit Avi Chai staff is continuously updating our special website for this period, and launching a new series of interactive online classes, lectures, programs for children and families.", The Jerusalem Post, April 2, 2020
  3. Vivian Eden, Of Yom Kippur and Baseball – Amichai Chasson’s poem ‘America’, Haaretz September 17, 2018.
  4. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-29/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/liberal-religious-jews-like-me-lost-the-battle-the-extremists-won/00000185-5f6c-d819-a995-ffedde890000}'Liberal Religious Jews Like Me Lost the Battle. The Extremists Won'
  5. https://institute.mandelfoundation.org.il/english/Fellows/Graduates/Pages/Mandel-Program-for-Leadership-in-Jewish-Culture.aspx Fellows > Graduates: Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture
  6. https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/translation/amichai-chasson-vivian-eden-a-dialogue-between-two-poets/ Amichai Chasson & Vivian Eden — A Dialogue Between Two Poets
  7. https://www.hebrew-writers.org/The-participating-creators Amichai Chasson
  8. https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poets/poet/102-29459_Chasson Poet Amichai Chasson
  9. Greer Fay Cashman. IN JERUSALEM, at a ceremony at the President’s Residence, poet Amichai Hasson was awarded the Dr. Gardner Simon Prize for Hebrew Poetry for his book, The Jerusalem Post, January 1, 2019
  10. https://embassies.gov.il/washington/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Beit-HaNasi-announces-the-death-of-Nechama-Rivlin.aspx First Lady Nechama Rivlin has passed away at 73
  11. Arutz Sheva Staff Israel's First Lady, Nechama Rivlin, passes away, Arutz Sheva, June 4, 2019
  12. https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6640 Footsteps in Jerusalem
  13. https://ivrim.co.il/en/portfolio/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F-6-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/ Yeshurun in 6 Chapters in The Hebrews Project
  14. https://www.docaviv.co.il/2018-en/films/yeshurun-in-6-chapters/ Yeshurun in 6 Chapters
  15. https://www.vanleer.org.il/en/the-incubator-for-documentary-filmmakers/ The Incubator for Documentary Filmmakers
  16. https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/news/literary_creations_2015 הוכרזו הזוכים בפרסי שרת התרבות והספורט בתחומי היצירה הספרותית התשע"ה
  17. https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/news/hebrew-poetry-prize רעיית נשיא המדינה הודיעה היום למשורר עמיחי חסון על זכייתו בפרס על שם ד"ר גרדנר סימון לשירה עברית לשנת תשע״ח 2018 שיוענק לו על ספרו "בלי מה"
  18. https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/eshkol_award_2021_winners משרד התרבות והספורט הכריז על הזוכים בפרסי היצירה לסופרים עבריים ע"ש לוי אשכול לשנת 2021
  19. Barry Davis, Art: Seeing between the lines: Ronny Someck, in his ‘Two Times Chai’ exhibition, The Jerusalem Post, January 19, 2017
  20. Barry Davis, Exhibition “Night Guard” places the public back in the day, on the kibbutz It was great for the kids, and you’re free on a kibbutz, The Jerusalem Post, December 17, 2018
  21. Barry Davis, Art: Undercover through the lens, The Jerusalem Post, January 10, 2020
  22. Jessica Steinberg, Veteran Jerusalem artist paints small city moments in new exhibit, The Times of Israel, May 22, 2022
  23. Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi, Painter Marek Yanai: A hidden treasure in plain view The On the Threshold exhibition of Marek Yanai’s art continues at Beit Avi Chai until the end of July, The Jerusalem Post, June 25, 2022

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